Karachi: New Indian text books for children have either diluted or completely omitted some significant references, including to Mahatma Gandhi’s opposition to Hindu nationalism and 2002 riots in Gujarat, where hundreds of Muslims were killed in days of indiscriminate violence at time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was state’s Chief Minister, according to dispatch in leading American newspaper.

When Indian children began school year this week, New York Times said in dispatch from New Delhi that students in thousands of classrooms were this week issued revised textbooks on history and politics that either watered down or purged key details from India’s past that Prime Minister Modi’s ruling party finds inconvenient to its Hindu nationalist vision for country.

This re-writing of history also took aim at secular foundation of post-colonial India as well chapters on history of Mughals, Muslim rulers who controlled much of India between 16th and 19th centuries.

Published in The Daily National Courier, April, 08 2023

Like Business on Facebook, follow @DailyNCourier on Twitter to stay informed and join in the conversation.